Door and window catch



UNITED STATES JAMES H. rencia, on crNorNNA'rr, omo. *i

DOOR AND 'WINDOTN CATCH.

Application filed January 11, 1521.

To all lwhom it may come/'n Y Be it known that l, Janne H. innen, a citizen ot the United States, residing atuUincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and btate oit Ohio, have invented certain ne and uselul Improvements in Door and Window Catches, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in door and window catches. The object to provide a simple means for effectively -tastening any hinged or other movable member both against rattlino` and being opened from the outside.

This invention includes a plate hinged to the edge of the door, window, or other object, and provided with a notchedtenon, a keeper secured at the edge oi the door-way or window jamb, and having' amortise to receive the tenon on the hinged plate, and a clasp pivoted to the hinged plate and having a flange constructed and adapted to embrace the latter and the keeper, whereby to securely fasten the parts together' on the 1nside of the door, window, or other movable member. Y

In the accompanying drawings: p

Fig. l is a view showing a hinged door with my improved door and window catch applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an end View of the catch, showing' `the clasp in two positions in full and dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a front view showing'the` hinged plate in two different positions, 1n 'lull and dotted lines;

Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view ol? the door and windowc-atch;

vlfig. 5 is a view of the keeper.

In the illustrated lorm of the invention, A, represents a door, and B, is the door jamb. keeper l is secured horizontally at the edge ot' the door Jamb, and is provided with a slot ormortise 2.

At the edge of the door adjacent thereto, a plate 3 is secured to 'the door and hinged at its outer edge is a hinged plate d. This hinged plate is provided with a tenon 5, and this tenen may h ave a notch 6 at the lower edge. The tenon is preferably struck up from the plate e, and extends at substantially right-angles thereto and is curved in the arc of a' circle described from the hinged point preferably, so that it will clear in en- Speceaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

Serial N0. 436,482.

A clasp 7 is pivoted by means corner or' the hinged plate, and this clasp is.

doubled over so as to forni a flange 9, which embraces and holds together by trictional engagement the outer edges of the hinged plate and keeper, and a portion ot the flange may enter the notch 6 of the tenon 5 when the clasp is fully closed or in the position of embracing the adjacent outer edges of the hinged plate and keeper.

My improved door or simple, composed 'of few of being easily applied to any door, casenient window, or any hinged member. Itis easily operated, either opened or closed from the inside, and it is most effectual as a means of fastening for the member to which it is applied. Obviously more or less slight changes might be made without 'unneceseerily detailing' these in the specification.

Holes l0 and ll maybe formed in the clasp 'T and hinge-plate Il, respectively, when my improved door and window catch is used on barn-doors, garages, and other outhouses. it padlock as shown in dotted lines may be inserted through these holes and through. the mortise or slot 2 in the keeper, in this way providing a perfect lock on the `outside ot' any door.

l claim:

l. il. door and window catch including' a mortised keeper, a plate hinged to the object to be fastened, and provided with a tenen adapted to be swung into the mortise ot the keeper, and a clasp pivoted to one of these parte` and adapted tofenibrace both when closed, whereby to hold the hinged plate and keeper together, and provided. with a flange adapted to engage and hold the tenen in the inortise.

rt door and window catch including a window catch is parts, and capable mortised keeper, a plate pivotally connected to the object to be fastened, and provided with a tenon adapted to be swung into the inortise of the keeper, a clasp pivoted to one ol the parts, and so constructed as to embrace the edges of the clasp and keeper, and provided with a flange the latter being adapted to engage the tenen 'to prevent withdrawal of the tenon from the mortise, and the parts having openings adapted to register when the clasp is fully closed to embrace the parts and engage the tenon, and means passing through said openings to. hold the position to swing into the mortise of the clasp against movement. y keeper, and a clasp constructed and adapted 3. A door und window catch including to embrace the pla-te and keeper when the l0 two plates hinged together, one of which is parts are tobe fastened. Y 5 adapted to be attached to the movable part In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

\ to be fastened, n mortised keeper, one of said plates having a laterally extending tenon in JAMES H. TUDOR. 

